NW Natural wants to demolish a contaminated landmark. Will anyone step in to stop it?

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For years, Kathy Evans admired the dilapidated gothic
building she saw whenever she drove on U.S. 30 just south of the St.
Johns Bridge. Her four daughters always pointed out the structure and
t
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Anti-TriMet blogger Lane Jensen today pleaded not guilty to 31 counts of telephonic harassment for repeatedly texting questions to a transit agency spokeswoman. A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge told Jensen this morning that he will get his cell phone and laptop back. Transit police seized both items whenMore

The mayor says he makes his decisions thinking about one intersection. We went there. It needs paving.

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Charlotte Hurt says she didn’t choose to move to Southeast
127th Avenue and Mill Court. And she hasn’t heard of Portland Mayor
Charlie Hales.
Hurt moved last year
to a turquoise cottage fo
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Portland’s park rangers are sticking to their still-unrecognized union. Ranger Sam Sachs will urge City Council this morning to voluntarily recognize the rangers as part of Local Laborers 483. "At a very basic core level, park rangers want what everyone wants: to be valued in the work place...to have a voice," says Sachs, who will testify to council this morning.&n...
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Portland City Council on Wednesday joined Multnomah County in declaring Oct. 1 “Build Gateway Green Day”—putting a governmental stamp of approval on a partially crowd-funded, off-road cycling park situated between two Interstate highways. It's the latest sign of public support for Gat...More